First time attempting a front caliper rebuild. Here is the kit my dealer gave me. Is it missing anything?
Looks like it has new (don't know the names of these components)
pistons, piston guides and about 4 rubber o rings
Is this everything I need? Any tips on the procedure?
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That should be it if I remember correctly...it's not very difficult. You can use compressed air to force out the old pistons (insert hose where the brake line attaches), use the brake lever after removing the pads or since you have new pistons just grab em with some vice grips.
The two most important points: clean all the crap out with brake fluid and lubricate everything with fresh brake fluid before reassembling, that will ensure that everything moves freely.
Oh yeah, good time to change the brake fluid too.
Best of luck to you :thumb:
Oooo that looks so good, I have a katana caliper with a stuck piston I just discovered ... I'll google it, but where you buy this.
Cool.
Buddha.
Be careful if you use compressed air to pop out the piston. That thing'll shoot out of the bore with a vengence. Prop a rag, piece of wood or something in there. Only tip would be to lube the new parts with some brake fluid when putting it back together and yeah, flush out the rest of the fluid in the system with some good DOT4.
I'm in middle of a Kat FE swap and will have to do the same job soon.
Good luck.
A new bleed-nipple would have been nice.
Quote from: The Buddha on September 19, 2008, 05:06:32 PM
Oooo that looks so good, I have a katana caliper with a stuck piston I just discovered ... I'll google it, but where you buy this.
Cool.
Buddha.
Buddha, this is the website of the dealership that ordered the kit for me. Just give em call and ask them it they'll ship to you. Cost about $38 I think. (a bit pricey, but couldn't find it anywhere else)
http://www.ridenow.com/default.aspx
Thanks tussey, ride now is the walmart of bike dealers. There is one by my house ... 15 miles away ... Anyway, I am probably going to toss the calipers that have the bad piston ... POS 98+ katana single action crap.
Cool.
Buddha.
Ok I'm getting ready to do the rebuild. I was looking over my hanes manual and had some questions.
1) do I need to undo the caliper from the brake line?
2) If so, what's the least messy way to do that.
3) Once I take the caliper off the roto how take the thing completely apart i.e. separate outer pin guides (#3 on page 6-4 in Haynes)?
4) If I do need to take the 'banjo' bolt off do I need to replace the seals? Are they just regular o rings or something OEM I need to buy?
1) That's the best way, you'll empty the master cylinder anyway.
2) Suck all of the old fluid out of the MC and then open the bleed nipple and empty the line.
3/4 I won't be much help here sorry :oops: